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Shoreham Beach

The vegetated shingle on this beach is an internationally rare habitat that contains such plants as Yellow Horned Poppy, Sea Kale and Curled Dock. These plants encourage a wealth of wildlife to the beach. This is why the beach became a Local Nature Reserve (LNR) on 10th June 2006. A certificate was presented to commemorate the event.

You may not barbeque on Shoreham Beach because of its status as an LNR. Please respect this area. For alternative places please see the barbeques page.

Shoreham Beach Boardwalk

Since 2011, Shoreham's beautiful beach has seen a boardwalk surface on the shingle, connecting the road with the shoreline using modern materials sympathetic to the area's conservation status.

The boardwalk allows the beach and amazing its natural vistas to be enjoyed by all - previously it was nearly impossible for anyone living with a mobility issue to get across the stones to watch the sunset and waves breaking.

Friends of Shoreham Beach

Friends of Shoreham Beach (FOSB) work to support the LNR through raising public interest in the plants and animals which live on Shoreham Beach and also awareness of their fragility in the face of inappropriate human activities.

They organise beach cleans, monitor rare species and remove invasive ones to preserve the habitat for for present and future generations.

Dogs on the beach

The only restriction to dogs on the beaches in Adur and Worthing is that between 1st May and 30th September dogs are excluded between Heene Road and Splash Point in Worthing and between the two boat launching ramps in Goring.

However, all dogs that are taken onto our beaches must be kept under strict control at all times and their owners, or the people who are in charge of the dogs, are required to thoroughly clean up after them and to use the dog bins provided.